Assessment of Risk Factors and Medication Adherence of Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by inappropriate hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both

Objective

The main objective of this study was to assess the risk factors and medication adherence for diabetes patients in rural tertiary care teaching hospital by using risk assessment form and morisky medication adherence questionnaire form respectively.

Methods

These forms contains closed ended questionnaires. It is a prospective observational study conducted over a period of six months.

Results:

In this study 290 subjects consisting of 144 (49.7%) men and 146(50.3%) women had diabetes. In this study Age, gender, BMI, Family history, Smoking and Alcoholic were observed for risk factor assessment and morisky medication adherence scale is used to assess adherence of the patient towards medication. In diabetes patients, age is a major risk factor, in which more number of patients of age 51-60 years were 71 (24.5%) found. Commonly seen risk factors were age, gender, BMI, and family history. More no of patients were highly adherent to their medication i.e., 67.2%.

Conclusion:

By this study we concluded that more number of female diabetes patients were exposed to risk factors than male and more patients are highly adherent to their medication.